With Gilroy now named we can look forward to the 2018 season. The release on Dublin Gaa said full management team to be announced shortly.

What are Ressers opinions on what Dublin can achieve in 2018? I personally see it as a rebuilding year with trying to get lads back on board and further develop the younger lads coming through But I get the feeling we could cause a shock or two in the league and championship.

I think the easy bit will be to get some of the players who left the panel because of GC back playing. It shouldn’t take much conversation. Mark Schutte the only one where the conversation might be a bit longer. I can’t see Gilroy going near any other established footballer to be honest. That boat has sailed

We are gone back a long way. Would be happy with a bit of stability and with having our best players playing. Anything after that is a bonus for the first year.

I would agree exactly with this. Looking forward to a better era.

But there is a lot of low hanging fruit that can be sorted out fairly quickly that should bring immediate benefits. This is a really good year to be a Dublin hurling manager, lots of quick, easy changes there that will bring improvements. Don’t pick guys straight out of minor and don’t throw guys on in championship games that you didn’t even look at in Walsh Cup / League would be a great start.

But… I suspect county guys will be setting their alarms clocks a lot earlier in January and maybe that isn’t for everyone (which is understandable). So the transition might not be totally smooth.

I would love to see Keaney involved as I think he could be the bridge between the guys that left and those that didn’t. Although personally if I walked away, and then had Ryan O Dwyer judging me in interviews I would have an issue playing with him. But Keaney is one of the most important figures in Dublin hurling ever I think. There would have been no Daly led revival without him in my opinion.